Trump met with Schumer, the Senate minority leader from New York, and Pelosi, his House counterpart who represents California, to discuss tax reform and other issues.

"The president is the type of guy that approaches things differently than politicians," Ruddy told Melber. "It is one of the reasons he got elected.

"Let's applaud that he is making a bipartisan approach. And he is rethinking a lot of his positions.

"This is a really positive thing," he added. "Instead of looking to the past, I think we should be looking proactively here."

Shortly after the dinner, Schumer and Pelosi said they had reached a deal with President Trump to protect the 800,000 illegals under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that did not include provision for a wall on the southern U.S. border.